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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
TB_Q2.1.1
Two simple requirements that underlie the process of sociological investigation are (1)
looking at the world using the sociological perspective, and (2) becoming curious and
asking questions.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.1: Explain how scientific evidence often challenges common
sense
Topic: Basics of Sociological Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.2
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.1: Explain how scientific evidence often challenges common
sense
Topic: Basics of Sociological Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.3
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.1: Explain how scientific evidence often challenges common
sense
Topic: Basics of Sociological Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.4
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.1: Explain how scientific evidence often challenges common
sense
Topic: Basics of Sociological Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.5. “Empirical evidence” refers to what we can verify with our senses.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.1: Explain how scientific evidence often challenges common
sense
Topic: Basics of Sociological Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.6
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.7
In every situation, the mean is a better statistical measure than the mode or the median.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.8
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.9
Validity is a concept that refers to actually measuring what you want to measure.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.10
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.11
A variable that causes change in another variable is called the “dependent variable.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.12
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 2.2: Describe sociology’s three research orientations
Topic: Three Ways to Do Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.13
Answer: True
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